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Daichi Miura’s Dragon Ball Film Theme Becomes Most Popular Anime Song in First Half of 2019

Billboard Japan revealed the top-selling songs and artists in its various charts in the first half of 2019, including the overall anime song chart. The most popular anime song in the period was “Blizzard,” the theme song for Toei Animation’s 20th Dragon Ball film Dragon Ball Super: Broly, performed by 31-year-old singer/dancer Daichi Miura.

The song was released as his 24th single on December 19, 2018, five days after the film’s theatrical release in Japan. Its highest position in the Oricon weekly sales chart was second, and its music video featuring his solid dance performance was viewed three million times only in ten days.